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Friday, September 29, 2023
On top of all the new large-scale mixed use projects recently completed or now going up around the City of Falls Church’s 2.1 square miles, there are four crowd-pleasing renovations of existing commercial sites that have either just opened or will in the immediate period ahead. All involve food. A […]
Gavin Newsom Vetoes One Pro-Trans Bill While Signing Others September was a mixed bag for queer rights in California, though mostly good. On Saturday Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Cal.) signed several pieces of pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, just one day after vetoing one that would have strengthened trans youth protections in the state’s […]
Kaine, Warner Warn Of Fed Shutdown As the federal government funding deadline approaches this weekend, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement on the need to fund the government and prevent 1.3 million service members nationwide from being forced to work without pay: […]
Ms. Hardy Bids Farewell to FCCPS for New Role Falls Church City Public Schools announces with mixed feelings the departure of Ms. Valerie Hardy, Head of Secondary Schools, as she accepts a new role in Prince William County Schools, concluding her impactful six-year journey with them on September 29th. Ms. […]
Molly Jong-Fast’s article in the latest Vanity Fair, “Let’s Not Sleepwalk Into Another Trump Presidency,” suggests an unsettling proposition in its title. Indeed, if you add everything up, all the legal charges and salacious claims against Trump, his poor track record in elections since 2016 and revelations about his intentions […]
Popular British artist Elton John once stated: “Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.” In the City of Falls Church and surrounding areas, this quote rings true for various senior citizens. Encore Creativity for Older Adults, the Falls Church […]
With a sharp rise in fentanyl overdoses in teenagers, Falls Church and Arlilngton’s Commonwealth Attorney Dehgani-Tafti stated at public forum on criminal justice reform last Friday that there is a need to focus on mental health care, specifically for younger individuals, so that they don’t get to “a place where […]
Just as with regional neighbors Arlington County and Montgomery County in Maryland, the City of Falls Church has responded to the national housing crisis with a modest move to modify its “transitional zones” rules to permit some housing types and alternative uses in the sparse areas defined as “transitional” between […]
Several years ago, an elderly constituent, who had served in World War II, came to my office and asked me, with some agitation in his voice, “is it true that, if you are born here, you automatically are a U.S. citizen?” A little surprised by the question from the gentleman, […]
Taste of Falls Church Winners From Top to Bottom Best Overall Taste: Taco Bamba. Best Menu : Tie with The Falls/Northside Social and Hot N Juicy. People’s Choice: Harvey’s (Photos: Gary Mester) Falls Church Presbyterian Hosts Small Group Discussions On September 30, The Falls Church Presbyterian Church will hold small […]
